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Here is a double can mount that we put on our trailer for the MVPA Alaska Highway Convoy. I also have a can on each running board of the WWII Dodge. It is a long way between gas stations were we are going. The double GI can rack is off some unknown current equipment at Ft McCoy. There were...

Getting to Alaska I made the offer to camp at your farm, but the group wants to go around the North side instead. Wendy and I are planning to meet the Texas Collection Convoy at Brooks AB on the evening of July 26 and will convoy on with the group from there on into Dawson Creek. Setting up...

Stencils For M101A1 Here are two views of our M105 trailer with correct markings for 1969 era. The 3/4 ton trailer is the same locations. Which type of material did you get from Rick? Stencil, paint mask or adheasive letters? Each are applied differently. I've used all three methods. Tell...

We built a WC21 over the last two years to participate in the MVPA Alaska Highway Convoy the August. Yesterday Wisconsin WWII veterans were honored with an event in Green Bay that included a dozen WWII vehicles on display. Drove the WC21 23 miles to the event as its first outing since project...

That's great. Can we post the photo on our Convoy facebook page? Has anyone checked the bridge clearance requirements for the roads we are traveling? Cat Man AC12 Volunteer Planner and Convoy XO

WC-51 Restoration or bust I know all about the seat options. We went back and forth on the seat rebuild in our WC21 about two monts back. I had original springs and had them blasted and epoxy primed but had to replace several broken coil springs. The original coil springs are bouncy and the 70...

We started a project to build a WWII Dodge to drive the Alaska Highway MVPA convoy. Work started in Sept 2010. During the rebuild, we found the data plate with the original delivery date April 22, 1942. So today she turned 70 years old. We took her out for the first test drive. The new...

Here is a picture from inside the camper looking aft. The two fold down bunks are on the left. The shower is on the right rear. We wanted the early 1/2 ton WC21 truck because it is the correct vintage for the building of the highway in 1942. 3/4 ton WC models we not built untill later after...

WWII Dodge Pop UP Camper Hey- That's my truck! Here is the rest of the story. The truck is a 1942 Dodge WC21. The 1/2 ton 4X4 open cab model. We bought it in 2010 and built it up to drive to Alaska on the MVPA convoy in July and August 2012. It was pretty much a basket case. The original drive...

WC51 Title VIN Take a gasket scraper and some sand paper with you. The serial number is there. Here are two photos that show you what to look for. Cat Man

WC-51 Title VIN # Dean, The 2288758 looks like the original USA registration number that would have been on the hood. When surplus vehicles entered private hands, there was that number in big 4 inch letters on the hood. My guess is that was how it got on the title. No one knew where to find...

M-37 Nine Months Work That's a great job. The M-37 is my wife's favorite truck. Having done some ground up restorations I can really appreciate the time you put into the project. I noticed the unit markings 984th Engineers. I assume that LC stands for "Land Clearing". The land clearing...

CCKW Year Of Mfg Serial Number 185195 would have been built in December 1942. There is usually a letter in front of the -2 you discribe. After the 6 digit serial number, a dash and A2 means Cargo Body without winch and banjo type axles. B1 means Cargo body with winch and split type axles...

Maryland MV owners in Trouble Quit bitch'in and get organizing! These are all state by state issues. You must organize and fight this at your state level. The local MVPA chapter is were the organizing has to be. Organize a committee and get a single spokesman that is not a hot head to lead the...

WI HMV Amendment The Occational Personel Use" language is used in a number of different states under their Historic Vehicle use laws. So we copied it. Cat Man

1945 Paint Color Chris, The easiest way to get a short list of which military paint colors are correct for which time period would be to Google up RAPCO Parts ad and click on the paint tab on the web site. They list everything from early WWII thru Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm. And they...

To all Wisconsin Historic Military Vehicle Owners, LEGISLATIVE ALERT Your Help Is Needed Again! Since the creation of the Wisconsin Historic Military Vehicle law in 2010, we have worked on your behalf to improve the law in your favor. We have campaigned the state legislature and the state...

Iraq Gun Trucks There is a book that was published by Tankograd Publishing in 2005 titled ARMORED / GUN TRUCKS OF THE US ARMY IN IRAQ. By Carl Schulze abd Ralph Zwilling. It is 70 pages large page paperback format. High quality COLOR photo's of all the early in theater expedent armor and the...

The rear portion is what remains of a WWII Holmes Twin Boom wrecker body that would have been on a Diamond T 4 ton medium wreaker. Not the Ward LaFrance 10 Ton. Grafted onto a the M series 2 1/2 Ton cab and chassis Cat Man

Alaska Convoy Hey M1010 Plowboy, You beat me to the post! We'll get that information out to the rest of the Convoy drivers ASAP. Thatnks again for all your help. Stay tuned for more details and follow the convoy chatter on Facebook too. Cat Man